A Procreate Architect Tries Morpholio Trace For The First Time

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Today I’m going to try Morpholio Trace for the very first time-live-right here in front of you, and I’m going to use it to design and render a plan for a contemporary 3000 sf house.
I’m a little anxious as to whether or not I’ll be able to figure out the scales, or be able to use the brushes to get the same rendering effects I love to get in Procreate, but here goes...
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TIME STAMPS/NARRATIVE:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Launching a new canvas in Morpholio Trace
1:26 Launching a new canvas w/ Apple Maps
1:58 Importing an image from iCloud Drive to Morpholio Trace
2:35 Scaling a sketch from a known dimension in Morpholio Trace
3:06 Combining the scale with freehand sketching to design
3:57 Adding color to your plan: layer strategy
4:12 Using the Morpholio Trace roller brush
4:48 Close-up examples of using Morpholio Trace roller brush
5:25 Making colors more saturated in Morpholio Trace
6:00 Adding trees using Morpholio Trace stencils
6:36 A trick for adding tree shadows in Morpholio Trace
7:28. Adding shadows to your rendered plan to make it pop
8:15 Adding drop shadows to your FF&E to make it pop
9:00 Using blending mode to adjust rendered shadows
ABOUT ME
My name is James Akers and the name of my business is Akers Architectural Rendering. I'm a registered architect and full-time professional renderer, and my mission is to help architects, interior designers and students master their design and digital rendering skills in Procreate. You can find more design tutorials and inspiration for architects at the links below.
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[@iPadForArchitecture]

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[@DavOlek_ua]

wow. ok now I'm convinced to buy my trace subscription for my personal projects))

[@iPadForArchitecture]

That's great! How are you using these apps in your professional life?

[@einglert]

You are continuing the great work James! Something for me to learn over the holiday break. Thanks!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

My pleasure, @einglert. I'll be covering MT, Procreate and Shapr-3d in my new UCLA online course, so wish me luck. Happy to trade notes any time.

[@fetastoragreta]

Thanks! I'm happy to have found your channel. Really good tutorials and delivered in a fantastic way, calm & positive.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

You have made my day!

Well done! Glad you are using Morpholio. Looking for more tutorials.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Thank you, Lauren! How long have you been using MT and for what purposes do you use?

[@jasongorman9869]

Glad to see you using this app, looking forward to more videos.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Thanks for the encouragement, Jason. Its going to be a very interesting time around here learning to use all these new toys lol. For how long have you been using MT, and how do you use it?

[@RosarioDFC]

Your style of teaching is great, following along is easy enough for a complete beginner to understand. Thank you for your videos.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

You are so very welcome, @RosarioDFC! Sorry for taking so long to reply. Please keep the comments and any constructive thoughts coming

[@mearkitek3773]

Watched this again on .75x speed and learned a lot more! Thanks for giving up all those neat tips. As a retired architect who used to do felt tip perspectives, etc, this looks like a lot of fun!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

It strikes me that your comment is an important revelation. I will think on this! The happiest of holidays to you and yours, btw

[@royprince8575]

Thank you James! Wonderful video.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Thanks so much Roy!

[@OmarCalderon01]

Lets' go! More Morphoio Trace!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Coming soon haha

[@rooneye]

Your videos are amazing. I WISH Concepts has some of the features of Morpholio (Stencils, and the tracing paper layers) and the brushes tools from Procreate. That would be my perfect app. The stencils are just super intuitive and easy to use.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

I think it does?!? I don't have direct experience, but we had Klaas Kuhnen do a demo for our UCLA class and I think he showed a feature where Concepts had a bunch of stuff like that?! I could be wrong but check it out and please get back to me with what you find.

[@pfschuyler]

The (Morpholio) scale tools and stencils are really amazing, vital features.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Agreed! The scale and triangle and compass work like butter, and make it very easy to draft precisely. What's your deal, Paul. Are you mostly a Morpholio user; 50/50 MT and Procreate? Tell me more, and what do you like best about each if you are a 50/50 user?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Bbbbbwhaa?

[@JaeyeokYoon]

Thank for your video, I kinda feel its almost like concept app. I miss final thought between them. Thank you again

[@CNNReporter]

Thank you for the video, watching you work is awesome.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Thanks for watching!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Just seeing this comment and you have made my day! Thanks so much for kind words. How are you using these apps in your professional life, if I may ask?

[@geraldburwell7622]

Thanks! Nice tips!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Wow, man, thank you so much!!

[@wuladesign1048]

Thanks for your videos, very interesting and inspiring. 👏 As for my landscape architecture projects, I'm switching back and forth between Morpholio Trace and Concepts app with anything need to be in certain scale and proportions (masterplans, sections, details), and only feel comfortable to do abstract POV 3d sketches and collages with Procreate. Somehow I got used to Morpholio Trace, and find it most intuitive and minimalistic, with it's limited brushes and line widths. Gives the best sence of scale. Plus smart fill, roller brush, and custom stencils, most convenient parallel line / offset curves drawing workflow. But at the end of the day, it's not as important which tools are "most advaneced", but tools you are good with. As I see, you found your way to produce amazing concepts in Procreate. Still, hope to see more videos about MT from you. 👍

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Just seeing this thoughtful comment. Thanks so much. Love your attitude about all of these as tools. So right on. And yea more Morpholio videos coming. You mentioned the 2-3 most valuable features. I need to get better at it and am trying

[@ArchiProcess]

waw James I never thought of duplicating the tree layer and changing to multiply to serve as a shadow layer. It's so obvious now you just did it hahah. I've been doing it with the stencil. Thanks

[@iPadForArchitecture]

It’s an oldie but goodie 🤓

[@brianhammond9489]

James-I am a seasoned architect and am looking forward to my new adventure of drawing on the iPad. Being a rookie, I am having trouble understanding layer hierarchy and visual controls such as paper blending. I am trying to figure out the tree/shadow technique, but I cannot follow your steps…even when viewed several times. Can you help me with that? I keep seeing the shadows under the trees. The shadows is what makes the site plans pop.

[@telex9712]

Ottimo video!! Complimenti!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Grazie signor o signora!

[@meeleegy]

I like your technique

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Thank you. Mahmoud! I hope to keep you entertaoined AND informed haha

[@nolanbrowning573]

Incredible!!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Ha! what a nice comment to see on a hot day in NYC thank you. How are you using these apps in your professional life?

[@SekitendeJulius]

0:58 “Never worked with Procreate” 4:30 “I use it a lot in my Morpholio Trace…” Great Tutorial though!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Thank you ...and good morning. May I ask how are you using these apps in your professional life?

[@mauricioduarte7557]

Nice video! LOL I literally just deleted it last night. But only because my old iPhone can’t update for the latest version. I have it on the iPad. Funny how it always seems we wish we could combine the best of all this great tools. I think eventually your going to learn how to code yourself and make the ultimate program for us! Thanks for the video, it’s appreciated greatly.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Haha great comment, Mauricio! You know there really is no reason one can't add both programs to their workflow, but I hope to do a more comprehensive MT/Proctreate pro and con soon. In the meantime don't delete your Procreate app lol!

[@AlanRobertsarchitect]

Very interesting thank you. I'm a mostly retired architect now (still maintaining my license however) and do a little consulting work every now and then helping architect friends in small firms with their projects. I've been using Procreate for a while and recently discovered MT which was so intriguing so I bought a subscription. A friend has asked for help tomorrow on some concepts so I may be trying it out for the first time too - depending on exactly what he would like me to do. Your video was clear and helpful and I appreciate that very much.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

You are a kind person to help, but don't underestimate Procreate. As far as I know, it can do every thing MT can, and a few things more. Fish around for some of my Procreate videos on the channel and you should be able to find everything that MT does.

[@dawngepfert2636]

Great video! Any chance you will do more tutorials for Morpholio? I love the app but am a little confused as to where to start! BTW...Is your class at UCLAx online?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Hey Dawn! Thanks for reaching out. Yes, I'm going to start doing videos showing MT, too, but I am also a real rookie at this, and I will continue doing mostly Procreate videos because frankly, I still find MT to be somewhat awkward and harder to use that Pr. Seems far less intuitive, but I do want to build an audience for iPad drawing in general, and the more I can do to help people make drawing by hand relevant again in the digital era, the happier I will be. Re: the UCLAx class, you hav to be enrolled at UCLA to take it but I'll eventually release the classes online. Fair warning, they'll probably be boring as heck lol!

[@dawngepfert2636]

@@iPadForArchitecture I doubt that they will be boring! I look forward to more classes. I'm still trying to figure out a workflow with procreate or Morpolio--and trying to get used to drawing on glass. ( I do love my trace!)

[@northof6041]

Hi James, did you figure out how to add Text for various spaces in your plan? Like, bedrooms, living room, kitchen, pool, deck etc. MT creates a seperate layer for each text which is a bummer! Is there a workaround to overcome this limitation?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Darn good question, and to be honest, no, I never looked into it that deeply, but I hear you. I usually just stick with "architectural lettering" at this phase, as I find the text tools in both Procreate and Morpholio to be rather cryptic and non-intuitive. But you sure gave me a good idea for a next video lol!

[@Johnwalkersix]

Ive been using procreate & photoshop mix and as i move into more rendering and plotting out designs (im building out the interior of a van by hand in my notebook) Im rediscovering ways to use procreate. Havent used this app before but it looks good. Not sure why I would move from procreate but i do like the rulers and how precise you can get. Which do you like more?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Until such time as you can export a CAD file from Morpholio I think you can do everything you need in procreate-with a few hacks eg the imported scale rulers, etc. For me, it’s more intuitive and that offsets the initial lack of these tools. But I’ll keep practicing Morpholio and let everyone know if there is a change

[@Gary-vz2fk]

I am an architect and new to digital drafting! I bought an iPad Pro 123.9” last year and hoping to start learning it! I am an Revit user and not too sure which way should I go, Procreate or Morpholio Trace? I am slightly incline to purchase Procreate for its one time purchase price rather than an annual subscription of Trace! Looking forward for your advise!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Gary. Email me at my website for more detailed advice. (Click link in description to get through to website) But in meantime get Procreate to start for exact reason you say.

[@akulyk9718]

Great Video! very informative.. which one would you recommend? Procreate or MT?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Ahh putting me on the spot, eh? Haha it depends on your specific use case. More freehand sketching? More drafting?

[@jadame1449]

Morpholio definitely seems less intuitive, as you stated. But do like the scaling feature and wanting to learn more. Was there a tutorial you found most helpful?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Coming out with a couple soon. Meanwhile you can try the Morpholio channel which covers everything you’d want to know about the basics. But stay tuned here, too

[@sakshishirsath5022]

Ipad is useful for thesis project?. or else windows laptop/ macbook air is more useful???

[@jameswewengkang]

Hi sir...can you tell me how do I define certain line thickness for print out.....

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Well, in Sketchup, you do it in the print dialog window. See my video about using Sketchup and Procreate together to do a 3-season rendering, thanks!

[@TheSycronize]

WHAT MORPHOLIO TRACE APP ARE YOU USING THE FREE ONE OR THE MORE COSTLY ONE? PLEASE SPECIFY THE APP USE PLEASE?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

I use the paid one--so not really sure if there are limits to the free one which would have made my video impossible? If you have time to respond, would love to know what are the limits of the free version, out of curiosity?

[@ArtScienceWonder]

Can MT do curved dotted lines? I've had trouble with that in Procreate.

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Yes, I'm pretty sure. In the MT brush menu, select the dotted line-type brush line for whatever pencil or pen you are using, then select the Protractor and trace the line along the curved side of the tool

[@paulkennedy1688]

Hi James, Great video. I'm a Residential designer in Ontario. I plan on getting an Ipad and Morpholio. What often do is take our pdf Acad plans and redline them for changes. Can I import pdfs into Morpholio and then redline them? And for more, could i actually render a pdf, ie: landscaping, furniture etc? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Hi Paul. Yes you can! Rather than me explaining check out my 2nd most recent video about redlining in Morpholio. Let me know what you think after you watch it. Would love to hear more about what you’re doing in your practice

[@paulkennedy1688]

@iPad For Architects , Ok, that's great. I'll check out the video you mentioned. I'll let you know how things go. Thanks James!!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

@@paulkennedy1688 I was out last night but I'm back home and here's that link, Paul: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHS4iIp3aZ57d80

[@ivasong]

I love your voice

[@iPadForArchitecture]

You are very kind, can you please let my girlfriend know that lol

[@ivasong]

@@iPadForArchitecture you can make millions doing voices for audiobooks

[@shadowboxer2747]

Hello is morpholio trace is already in procreate

[@iPadForArchitecture]

No, sorry, you have to buy it separately, but I think you can do anything you can do in Procreate that you can do in Morpholio, right? Let me know if that isn't true, thanks!

[@videoreactionmusictvusa320]

how much it cost?

[@iPadForArchitecture]

MT is $10/month, I believe? Procreate is $10 one time and you own it for life

[@DiegoBortolatoArchitetto]

And you know that you can bring 3D basic models on it...

[@iPadForArchitecture]

Yes thanks for pointing that out!

[@doktordude9315]

I don‘t know why but at morpholio it feels like the app is preventing you from getting really creative … 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@iPadForArchitecture]

It definitely seems less intuitive to me, but I stuck with it just to learn more about it. What are some of your specific observations about the difference?

[@ashrashand6039]

You claim to be new to this and say we’ll be watching your very first experience with this software, then go on and start using it like an expert! You somehow magically know what all the functions are and where to find them, including the scale that’s not available in procreate. This is clearly a paid advert for Morpholio, which is fine, if you just say that up front. Nobody likes being lied to!

[@iPadForArchitecture]

That’s an excellent point. It is not a paid advert-I really am trying it for the first time-but I did have to practice before making the video otherwise it would have been a painfully boring video. So perhaps I should have said “here’s a video I made after trying Morpholio for a day.” Thanks for pointing that out. I recently made a video called “Why procreate is actually the best app for designers but nobody knows it” so if you have a chance watch that and perhaps it will seem less like I lied to you